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you want diplomacy, the pentagon will set it up. you want strategy, it's the pentagon. you want intelligent, the pentagon will do. you want a a d. or assistance from the pentagon was the source for all knowledge and all progress. and they pretty much, and this is rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so -- it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the problem. it's not the whole problem by think that it raises some series questions in terms of the role you have been conditioned or you taken and you don't want to secede it. >> guest: you're absolutely correct. particularly because we came out of iraq feeling that the pentagon saved the day. very different from vietnam with the military didn't come out with a sense that they had saved the day. the day was saved by civilians in negotiations in paris the in iraq, they were the ones who solve the problem, in their own mind. and jess, and i think that's actually raises an important que
you want diplomacy, the pentagon will set it up. you want strategy, it's the pentagon. you want intelligent, the pentagon will do. you want a a d. or assistance from the pentagon was the source for all knowledge and all progress. and they pretty much, and this is rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so -- it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the...
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his serve and the defense policy board of the pentagon as co-chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board, not to mention all the things that have been said about his service in vietnam and his heroism as an enlisted man. so i think -- i understand that people disagree with his position on certain issues and therefore everybody has the right to vote in the way it they say, but the concern that i have is the suggestion that this man who has served his country really since he was a young man and it listed in vietnam is not qualified to be the secretary of defense, i think is just not accurate and reflects certainly a different understanding of his background and his experience that i have. so i intend to vote for him. think he will be an excellent secretary of defense, and the help of we will confirm of. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it think the members of the committee. first, let me say up front that i think all of us deeply respect the senators service to his country in vietnam and service in this body. we know that there are always difficult decision
his serve and the defense policy board of the pentagon as co-chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board, not to mention all the things that have been said about his service in vietnam and his heroism as an enlisted man. so i think -- i understand that people disagree with his position on certain issues and therefore everybody has the right to vote in the way it they say, but the concern that i have is the suggestion that this man who has served his country really since he was a...
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clearly, there's a lot of discussion in the pentagon about cyber enterprise in general. one thing to consider about it is as we have and we engage in all these discussions about what is the current active component, reserve component mix across the air domain, the land domain, the sea domain, all the rest of that stuff, i'd like to make the point that as we begin to build a cyber domain, really we have been engaged in cyber activities for quite some time, but we're just really getting serious about putting together a force model from all the services, and we have an opportunity to build it kind of from the ground up and think think where the best places are to put the cyber piece and the reserve component. you know, i think one thing that has kind of been touched on across several speakers has been the unique attributes and civilian skill sets that are resident in the reserves and the capabilities where people with unique cyber skill sets are able to bring sometimes the newest, leading-edge capabilities in the cyber domain too. they're well trained, their already in it,
clearly, there's a lot of discussion in the pentagon about cyber enterprise in general. one thing to consider about it is as we have and we engage in all these discussions about what is the current active component, reserve component mix across the air domain, the land domain, the sea domain, all the rest of that stuff, i'd like to make the point that as we begin to build a cyber domain, really we have been engaged in cyber activities for quite some time, but we're just really getting serious...
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there are a lot of proposals made to where good cuts could be made in the pentagon. gao has produced two good reports about the pentagon as well as other agencies pointing out a lot of wasteful and duplicate programs. senator coburn issued a report last november on the pentagon pointing out $67 billion of programs that he argued -- and i read his report -- i think quite forcefully that a lot of these programs like breast cancer research in the penalty gone have nothing to do with national defense. nih does breast cancer research which is where it should be. the px system which costs over $2 billion a year for u.s. bases when you have safeways and cvss right outside of u.s. military bases. where our military personnel could go and shop. a lot of programs like that. but these reports get issued, and nobody in congress talks about them, nobody in congress tries to do anything about them. even the think tanks are relatively silent in terms of endorsing or trying to promote these kinds of reports. so if you're going to put some constraints on spending increases to bring t
there are a lot of proposals made to where good cuts could be made in the pentagon. gao has produced two good reports about the pentagon as well as other agencies pointing out a lot of wasteful and duplicate programs. senator coburn issued a report last november on the pentagon pointing out $67 billion of programs that he argued -- and i read his report -- i think quite forcefully that a lot of these programs like breast cancer research in the penalty gone have nothing to do with national...
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at a symposium this morning, pentagon and security officials. live coverage at 9:45 eastern here on c-span2. and over on c-span, a conversation on national security and defense spending priorities. we'll hear from former deputy defense secretary john deutsche and former service armed services committee chairman sam nunn. live coverage from the brookings institution begins at 10 eastern. >> so the book concludes with lincoln attempting to get a job in zachary taylor's administration. it's a chapter called a comma at the end of the world. we're talking these days about meteors hitting the earth. well, at this time there's a talk of a meteor, a comet destroying the earth, and one of lincoln's friends is absolutely certain it's going to happen. in fact, lincoln chides him about it 12 years later when they meet again. but he's trying or very hard to get this job, commissioner of the general land office under zachary taylor, and he fails. it's a good thing he fails, right? if he's in washington, d.c. as a bureaucrat, he's not in illinois founding the
at a symposium this morning, pentagon and security officials. live coverage at 9:45 eastern here on c-span2. and over on c-span, a conversation on national security and defense spending priorities. we'll hear from former deputy defense secretary john deutsche and former service armed services committee chairman sam nunn. live coverage from the brookings institution begins at 10 eastern. >> so the book concludes with lincoln attempting to get a job in zachary taylor's administration. it's...
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military survivors of sexual assault and officials from the pentagon and department of veterans affairs testify. live coverage of the veterans affairs health subcommittee begins at 10 a.m. eastern time here on c-span2. >>> u.s. trade representative michael froman was on capitol hill yesterday to talk about the administration's efforts to reach trade deals with asian countries, especially japan where negotiations are focused on lifting import restrictions on u.s.-made cars. this hearing of the house ways and means committee is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. well, good morning, everyone. i want to welcome everyone here today and extend a special welcome the united states trade representative, ambassador mike froman. first of all, let me congratulate you on your con fir payings. you are now leading one of the most professional and productive agencies in the united states government. we're glad to have you here, and we wish you very well in your new responsibilities. you take the helm of ustr at a critical juncture. we are in the midst of three maj
military survivors of sexual assault and officials from the pentagon and department of veterans affairs testify. live coverage of the veterans affairs health subcommittee begins at 10 a.m. eastern time here on c-span2. >>> u.s. trade representative michael froman was on capitol hill yesterday to talk about the administration's efforts to reach trade deals with asian countries, especially japan where negotiations are focused on lifting import restrictions on u.s.-made cars. this hearing...
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. >> top pentagon officials will testify today about sexual assaults in the military and will weigh in on legislation that the senate armed services committee is working on. you can watch live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> up next, a house panel looks at human rights in china since the 1989 tiananmen square student protests. we'll hear from two of the demonstrators who took part in the 1989 beijing protest. this house foreign affairs subcommittee hearing on global human rights is just over two hours. >> and good afternoon to everyone. today and this week the world remembers the dream that was and is tiananmen square protests of 1989 and deeply ohioans the sacrifice -- honors the sacrifice endured by an extraordinary, brave group of pro-democracy chinese women and men who dared to demand fundamental human rights for all of china and for all chinese. 24 years ago today the world watched in awe and wonder as it -- as hundreds of thousands of mostly young people peacefully petitioned the chinese government to reform and to democratize. china seemed to be the next impending t
. >> top pentagon officials will testify today about sexual assaults in the military and will weigh in on legislation that the senate armed services committee is working on. you can watch live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> up next, a house panel looks at human rights in china since the 1989 tiananmen square student protests. we'll hear from two of the demonstrators who took part in the 1989 beijing protest. this house foreign affairs subcommittee hearing on global...
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one, i was looking up just now because i was trying to remember the numbers, and that is that the pentagon is beefing up its cybersecurity force, taking it from 900 to 4,000 and putting a few billion dollars into it. the other one that is apparently being beefed up in these times of budgetary constraints are the special forces. tom, would you just talk about that generally and then, fred, if you would talk about that not just in afghanistan, but in the broader battle and the nature of it, and then we'll come over to publish shah and the non-- membership shah and the nonexistent challenge that faces us in asia. [laughter] >> i'll try to be brief, dani. look, these new capabilities, you know, cyber operations or whatever you want to call them are certainly necessary and needed, and our ability to exploit, you know, the electromagnetic spectrum configured as the internet is, you know, pretty critical. but it's not qualitatively different from other forms of intelligence gathering or, you know, attempts to either by propaganda means or by direct attack affect the military or strategic situatio
one, i was looking up just now because i was trying to remember the numbers, and that is that the pentagon is beefing up its cybersecurity force, taking it from 900 to 4,000 and putting a few billion dollars into it. the other one that is apparently being beefed up in these times of budgetary constraints are the special forces. tom, would you just talk about that generally and then, fred, if you would talk about that not just in afghanistan, but in the broader battle and the nature of it, and...
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is joined at the pentagon news conference by british defense secretary philip hammond. this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary hammond and i just completed a productive session regarding our two countries' continued common interests. i'd like to thank secretary hammond for the u.k.'s strong partnership with the united states and his friendship. in march, i had the opportunity to meet with the u.s.-u.k. combined chiefs' conference at fort mcnair. at that meeting, that was recreated as a gathering of the american-british uniformed military leadership during world war ii, much discussion revolved around our continued relationship and partnership. our history of being allied in defense of common interests and common values continues to strengthen the relationship of our two militaries. the discussion secretary hammond and i have had today, which we will continue this evening, reflect our shared desire to deepen our defense cooperation in the face of very complex and unpredictable global security. i discussed with secretary hammond my recent trip to the middle east,
is joined at the pentagon news conference by british defense secretary philip hammond. this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary hammond and i just completed a productive session regarding our two countries' continued common interests. i'd like to thank secretary hammond for the u.k.'s strong partnership with the united states and his friendship. in march, i had the opportunity to meet with the u.s.-u.k. combined chiefs' conference at fort mcnair. at that meeting, that was...
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primarily, staging's going to happen at the pentagon parking lot. they will go through secret service of screening and security screens, get everybody lined up in the proper formation so that the five divisions are clear, everybody's in the correct order. and then there are, actually, logistical teams assigned to each division that are tasked with making sure that they start at the proper time, get on the right route and then once they get past the white house reviewing stand, there's different dispersal areas designated for each of the elements going through the parade so that they can get past and then disperse without kind of log jamming things behind. >> [inaudible] pennsylvania toward the, toward the white house from the capitol? >> right, right. >> and, again, best guess for start of the parade then is, what, 2:30? >> about that time, right. >> be okay. in the center here. >> emily goodman with the hill newspaper. i was wondering whether you could talk about weather contingency in case you wake up and there's snow on the ground in the morning.
primarily, staging's going to happen at the pentagon parking lot. they will go through secret service of screening and security screens, get everybody lined up in the proper formation so that the five divisions are clear, everybody's in the correct order. and then there are, actually, logistical teams assigned to each division that are tasked with making sure that they start at the proper time, get on the right route and then once they get past the white house reviewing stand, there's different...
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but when i hear that the dod and the pentagon discouraged the use of certain identifying words within our military apparatus, they discouraged those officers from talking about those type threats. they need you i believe have a fort hood type situation where maybe military officers that saw something happening were fearful of identifying that as jihadists type threats. because they were fearful about future promotions or assignments i understand how the military works, so i don't think we need to back away from being able to talk about the threats that we face. so i appreciate the greatness that we are seeing today, and from the mayor. and so, just segue into the fact, and let me just say that mayor giuliani, the hours and days and weeks after the september 11 attack, you're even keeled trustworthy leadership became both a symbol of new york's and our nation's resolve, and i have reason to believe that the competence of our government's ability to respond to actual terror and mass disaster really came about from your leadership. so i thank you for that because i was sitting in south c
but when i hear that the dod and the pentagon discouraged the use of certain identifying words within our military apparatus, they discouraged those officers from talking about those type threats. they need you i believe have a fort hood type situation where maybe military officers that saw something happening were fearful of identifying that as jihadists type threats. because they were fearful about future promotions or assignments i understand how the military works, so i don't think we need...
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it wasn't bird flu that brought down the pentagon or the world trade center or anthrax. the real issue was stability and boston proved that all it takes twice creatures to create havoc month hundreds of thousands of people. so one part of that stability involves proper security, and that involves all sorts of places in the world, especially in the middle east, since what takes down a lot of people is anarchy. the other part is corruption. you have not said how to deal effectively with corruption on all levels. you have talk about the top but not the bottom. and then the other little impetus that goes on, are drugs. plus, that becomes another additive factor with polygamy, lots of families -- >> can you -- >> the question is, how do you bring order to disorder when you have a tremendous number of illiterate people and high-tech companies that come into an area that really are out of their league in dealing with illiteracy. >> i think you allow local people to sort out these issues, and i think there are people in these countries trying to improve education, trying to impr
it wasn't bird flu that brought down the pentagon or the world trade center or anthrax. the real issue was stability and boston proved that all it takes twice creatures to create havoc month hundreds of thousands of people. so one part of that stability involves proper security, and that involves all sorts of places in the world, especially in the middle east, since what takes down a lot of people is anarchy. the other part is corruption. you have not said how to deal effectively with...